Desk drawer partition



May 9, 1950 s. G. BUDAl DESK DRAWER PARTITION Filed Feb. 13, 1947 INVENTOR. STEVE GI 500 41.

ATTORNEYS,

Patented May 9, 1950 DESK DRAWER PARTITION Steve G. Budai, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The Globe-Wernicke 00., Norwood, Ohio, a corp'oration of Ohio Application February 13, 1947, Serial No. 728,219

9 Claims. (01. 206-73) This invention relates to desk drawer partitions for use particularly in metal desks.

It is desirable that desk drawer partitions be easily removable and; insertable so that the individual user can arrange the partitions to suit his particular needs. It is further desirable, particularly in metal desks, that the partitions when in assembled relationship with the drawer be free of rattles.

Numerous structures have been proposed heretofore, but they have always been subject to objection from the standpoint of rattling or from I shall describe in more detail hereinafter or which will be clear to those skilled in the art upon reading these specifications, I accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts of which I shall now describe certain exemplary embodiments.

Reference is made to the drawings forming a part hereof and in which;

Fig. 1 is a view partially in plan and partially in cross section taken on the line Il of Fig. 2

of a drawer embodying both types of partitions.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 on a greatly enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the stationery type of partition in place of the vertical type.

Briefly in the practice of my invention I provide the partition regardless of its type with laterally extending ears having portions bent at right angles to the plane of the partition. The cars are provided with slots and curved lower edges and they are adapted to engage in slots in the sides of the drawer. The only difierence between the ears for the vertical type of partition and the ears for the stationery type of par- 2 tition is the angle between the slots and the plane of the partition.

A desk drawer is indicated generally at In and has the usual side walls II and I2. The side I walls near the top are provided with the laterally outward extending ledges I3. The drawer, of course, will be provided with runners of any desired structure as shown at M.

The ledges I3 on both sides of the drawer are provided with a series of slots l5, which are disposed parallel to the axis of the drawer and uniformly spaced apart. The bottom of the drawer is provided with apertures l6 which are substantially aligned with the slots I5. The apertures It may be formed by striking out a portion of the drawer bottom as indicated at ll in Fig. 3,

Or if desired the apertures Hi can be punched out entirely. I prefer the structure shown in Fig. 3, because it yields a better appearance and strengthens the drawer bottom.

The vertical partitions indicated at I8 are generally of the shape of the drawer cross section and are provided at the bottom with projections [9, which are adapted to engage in the apertures I6. Near the top the members I8 are provided with ears 20 extending laterally therefrom and having portions 2| bent at right angles to the plane of the partition. The portions 2| are slotted as at 22 and the lower edges are rounded as at 23. It will be noted that the lower inner corner 24 of the slot 22 is substantially at the center of curvature of the curved portion 23 and that this radius is substantially equal to the length of the slots I5.

It will now be clear that with the partition held in a substantially horizontal plane, the hook like elements 25 can be inserted on each side of the drawer in an appropriate pair of slots I5 and the partition may then be pivoted downwardly substantially about the point 24 to the position of Fig. 4. At this point with slight pressure the projection I9 is caused to seat in the aperture [6 appropriate to the pair of slots I5 which have been selected.

It will be noted that the proportions of parts are such that when the partition I8 is in a substantially vertical position the lower edge of the slot 22 bears upwardly on the ledge l3, while the lower edge 20a of the ear bears against the upper surface of the ledge I3. Engagement between the projection I9 and the aperture It holds the partition against displacement and by virtue of the various contacts mentioned above the partition is substantially free of rattles.

The structure of the ears for the stationery 3 type partition 8a. is the same, except for the angular relationship between the slot 22 and the plane of the partition 18. As will be clear from Fig. 5, the slot 22a is no longer at right angles to the plane of the partition Illa, but forms an acute angle therewith, so that when the hook portion 25a is inserted in the slot l5 as described above and the partition-is rotated in a clockwise direction, 'as seen in Fig. 5, the"partitionwill come to rest in the position shown. The partitions l8a are, of course, deeper than the partitions 18 and their lower edges are turned up'asat 18b to provide stops for stationery resting thereon. Preferably the depth'of thejl aititions' l'm,

and the angle at which the"slot"ildtis' disposed 1 be pressed downward slightly, soas to cause it "to'bear firmly against the portion'lBb of the next lower partition The next lower partition in turn will bearagainst the portion fllb'oi the par- 'tition immediately nextto it and in this way the entire series of partitions [8a are'held quite firmly against rattling.

It-will be noted thatin Fig 2 the partition l8 to the right of the partitions llla is inserted back- ,the {portions of said ears between-said slots and said curved edges.

4. A device according to claim 3, in which said "partition on its bottom edge is provided with a I '5projection,gand the bottom of said drawer is provided with an aperture, said projection being engageablin-said aperture to lock said partition in place.

5. A'device according to claim 1, in which said slots-rare disposed at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said partition, and said partition 'is deeper than the depth of said drawer, whereby *iowerfedge nf said partition is bent upwardly at substantially right-angles to the plane thereof,

-te' 'prbvid'e a-s'top for papers resting onisaid par- I tit-ion.

7. A device accordingto "claim 6;in -whichthe angular relationship between s'aid slotsand said partition and the lengthof said partition; is such that the lowermost-portion of said' partition: does nQt' touch -the bottom of 'said drawer when in l assembled relation therewith.

ward with respect to the other partitions '18. This demonstrates that these partitions may be in serted in either way,so that a-partiti'on-IB can be placed in thedrawer aiter'thepartitions 18a. {are inplace by simply inserting from the'-other sidefas shown in the right of Fig; 2.

It will be understood that modifications' may be made in various details without departing from "the spirit of myinvention and I therefore do not intend to liniitmyself, except as set forthin the plaims' which follow. I

Having'now fully described my invention what i I' claimas new and desire to secure'by Letters "Patent is: v 1. A'deskdr awer partition comprising'a generally rectangular planar member; said member having ears adjacent the top thereof extending laterally beyond the side edges and substantially '-in"-jthe plane thereof, said ears having porti'ons extending in vertical planes normal to the plane of said partition, the lower edges f said ears being curved substantially on the arc: of-a circle, "fandthere being a slot in each-ear normal-to ---the plane of said partition, the lower inside corner of said slot constituting substantially the center of curvature of said curvededge.

2, A device according to claim 1, in'which s'aid slots are perpendicular to the plane of said par- Rally outwardly extending ledges,and-said-ledges areprovid'ed with'slotsparallel with the axis-of 8. A device according to claim 7, in which' the side walls-of 's'aid drawer are provided-with latersaid 'drawer said-"slots being of a size Lcto'; admit the 'port-ions*of said ears betwe'en "said slots and 40* saide'urved edges. v

9.'-;A deviceaccording-t0 claim 8, -inwvhich said i partitionon" its bottom edge' is" provided witha projection, and the bottom or 'said drawer iis provided with an aperture,-'-saidprojectionbeing 'engag-eable iii-said aperture'to lock said'partition place.

STEVEGFBUDAI.

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